And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. … When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife. Matthew 1:19, 24 ESV awake… 1. to cease sleeping 2. to become aroused or active again…… Continue reading december 11…
My emotions seem steadier… than they used to be… Still present when it comes to desires… things I’ve been waiting for a long time… But not so disappointed… stirred… when what is desired… is revealed to be still so far away… I wonder what it means… Do I care less…? or trust more…? Are the…… Continue reading steadying emotions…
I find emotions stirred… caught up in a competition… One in which I have no stake… emotional or otherwise… I don’t know the competitors… except by reputation… but I find my heart rate increased… attention riveted… My own loud exclamation… grabs my attention… And I wonder… Why…? why do I care so much…? so much… I…… Continue reading emotions stirred…
Last night… after considering my failure of living silence… understanding comes this morning… To live a life of pilgrim words… inner silence… is the key to outer silence… This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength but…… Continue reading where to start a pilgrimage…
The unexpected… reveals unexpected transformation in me… Arriving home to pet messes… (I’ll spare you the details…) did not send me into a tizzy… or a rant… or even a rage… I put my things down… and set about cleaning up… feeling compassion for the animals… and desire to spare my husband more work when…… Continue reading unexpected…
Wow… Revelation of the enemy behind the heart-fight… can be the one thing… that tips the scale and overthrows him… Feeling freed up from a struggle I’ve had for weeks… all because I see… clearly… where the enemy was working to set up a stronghold in me… The enemy never wants you to see him……… Continue reading winning the heart-fight…
Several weeks ago… a spiritual discipline with sisters… challenged us to ask God His designation for us… or in a sense… what His name is for us… This was not a new discipline for me… I’ve done it before… twice I’ve received parts of His designation for me… He continues to speak these two names…… Continue reading heart-fighting…
